Editing Execution by firing squad (section)

===Russia/USSR===
In Imperial Russia, firing squads were used in the army for executions during combat on the orders of military tribunals.

In the Soviet Union, from the very earliest days, the bullet to the back of the head, in front of a ready-dug burial trench was by far the most common practice. It became especially widely used during the [[Great Purge]].<ref>Chapter 2, "Niyazov", in Lev Razgon, ''True Stories: Memoirs of a Survivor'', Souvenir Press: London, 1999, pp. 21–34.</ref>